OCR::/Vol_106/WLURG39_RTP_20031006/WLURG39_RTP_20031006_001.2.txt 4". Faculty Courseloads must * drop to compete nationally BY CATHERINE SWAN STAFF WRITER When looking at rankings for the top liberal arts schools in the nation, Washington and Lee Uni- versity consistently stands out as an institution that provides excel- lent students an excellent education. One ranking, however, that is not always seen as positive is that of the faculty teaching load Among the U.S. News and World Report Top 25 Liberal Arts Colleges, the average number of classes afaculty rnernberisexpected toteachis4.88.W&L’scimentteach- ing load is 6.5. This lower average reflects a shift in education over the past several years to a greater integration of scholarship and re- search into the teaching process. With this shift comes the concern that W&L will no longer be able to attract top notch pro- fessors while still maintaining a teaching load that is not compa- rable with that of similar ir1stitu— tions. The high teaching load is said to affect the ability of faculty in some fields to continue advanc- ing their scholarly pursuits while still having enough time to ad- equately teach their courses. Each calendar proposal seeks ways to reduce the faculty teaching load in order to promote scholarship and attract the most talented fac- ulty. “This is a place where scholar- ship and teaching are intertwined. Unrecognized AACIJ inserting itself into fall rush the best liberal arts colleges use the intersection of teaching and schol- arship to engage students in the pro- cess of generating new knowledge,” said Dean of the College Jeanine Stewart. Some believe that the high teaching load currently hinders or will hinder the university’s ability to attract the best scholars and teachers. Although some depamnents have encountered problems in hiring, others have not foimd the high teaching loadto be an issue. ' "Ihere are some candidates that have seen the courseload and shied away. We have nothadthatbeaprob- leminourabilitytohirequalifiedcan— didates - yet,” said English Profes- sor Suzanne Keen. The Economics Department, however, has a different story. They recently lost five job candidates that were drawn awayduetotheteaching load Dean Stewart also stated that it hadalsobeenafactorinseveralfac- ulty members’ decisions to leave the university, although she acknowl- edges thatthehigliteaching load was not the only reason they left All three calendar proposals outline ways the teaching load can be reduced. Currently the adminis- tration is looking to lower the teach- ing load to six courses. Whether further steps will be taken in the future to bririg that number even closer to the average is still being discussed. The debate lies in which calendar will provide the most effi- cient and least costly way to lower BY ERIN JULIUS NEWS EDITOR Freshmen guys may have noticed an insert to their IFC rushbook or fliers inviting them to parties in recent weeks. The unrecognized Washington and Lee chapter of Alpha Delta Phi has been fighting hard to be included in fall rush this year. The rushbook insert and party fliers are examples of ADPhi having to, “work extra hard to compete,” said Colby. “We want to make fall rush an equal playing field as it was meant to be,” said ADPhi President Chris Colby in an email to on- campus fraternity Presidents. Colby notes both the advantages and disadvantages of an un- recognized fraternity. An unrecognized fraternity would not be able to use school property to hold meetings, nor could it participate in school functions, such as Intrarnurals, as a sanctioned organization. As for rush procedures, neither would an unrecognized ADPhi have to obey IFC rush rules. Colby used the example of ADPhi being the faculty teaching load while maxi- mizing the faculty’s ability to re- search and advance as scholars. Although the 12-12-6 calendar pro- posal states that “a 12-12-6 system is easily accommodated to a 5- course teaching load,” Dean Stewart feels that the 14-14 calen- dar would be more economical to staff than a three-term calendar would be. Interms of facultyresearch,pro- ponents of the 12-12-6 calendar state thatthecui1entmodelisthemostcon— ducive to scholarly pursuits. The 14- 14 calendar would require faculty to spend more hours teaching in the classroom. There is also a concern that the elimination of the unique courses offered dining spring term, andthe therefore greater emphasis on basic semester courses, would lead to decreased intellectual stimulation among the faculty. Supporters of the 14-14 calen- dar argue that this model would al- low the university to attract the most promising scholars. It is also believed that this calendar will prove more favorable to research by adding two weeks to the sum- mer and thus allowing more time for research. No matter what calendar is eventually decided on, what re- mains true is that W&L will con- tinue to strive to attract the most talented and promising faculty to the university. “The calendar does not drive what we do here; it's the vessel,” said Stewart. T/re rtudem‘ wire of War/Jington and Lee Urzirerrin rirrre 1897 _. :4-.,+:. L PH VOLUME CVll,No.VHf 9 MONDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2003 BURNED During a party at Kappa Sigma’s country house, The Barn, there was a car bash that ended in fire. “The flames were at least 25 feet high,” said Kappa Sig junior Andy Clayton. The county sheriff saw the flames from a distance and called the fire department. “Nobody got hurt or anything,” said Clayton. Jr-:3 BROOKS/ THE R1NG—’I’UM PHI allowed to extend bids to freshmen as early as October if it goes unrecognized, however, “we don’t want to do that,” said Colby. “We have no ill will towards any other fraternity, so we’re asking for all the other fraternities not to have ill will towards us,” said Colby, “we would much rather be recognized by the school and obey the IFC rules because they do make rush fair.” The initiation took place after the brothers, “were informed that we are released [from SPE] with NIC approval,” said Colby. ~ The former brothers of Sigma Phi Epsilon were officially initiated as brothers of Alpha Delta Phi on Friday night. The administration has taken steps to inform the parents of the new ADPhi brothers abou the steps that must be taken before the fraternity is officially recognized by the University. In an email, dated October 1, to the parents of the brothers, Brian Castleberry, IFC Chair, Matt Jacobs IFC Advisor, Teresa Glassman, Director of Students Activities and Greek Life, and Dawn Watkins, Dean of students, discussed the issue of ADPhi dues, as well as outlined the steps that must be taken for ADPhi to become an official frater- lOO students turn out for Fall Service Day BY ERIN JULIUS NEWS EDITOR Saturday saw about 95 Washington and Lee students turn out for a day of giving back to the Lexington community. Noble Stafford and Jill Waity organized the Fall Service Day, held this year for the first time. Kristen Crawford helped to or- ganize the service sites. The day of service officially started at noon, although a few of the project such as the ser- vice at the SPCA started earlier in the day. Khady Mbaye volunteered at the SPCA for Fall Service Day “Over 110 people signed up, and most people showed up,” said Stafford. The day involved service work at several different sites. Several local organizations benefited from direct service. Students worked in the SPCA, spent time with the residents of the Mayflower Retirement Center, and worked at landscaping at Waddell El- ementary. Other stu- dents cleaned the old Lime Kiln offices on Randolph St., because the local Habitat for Humanity is moving into that office next week. Some volunteers painted a house in the Natural Bridge area and gleaned apples early Saturday Cr-m1snNE GRAY/RING-TUM PHI morning. The last service site was Arc Acres, where students did farming-type activities, Dianne Winter also volunteered at the.SPCA Saturday. “Jill and I such as paint- ing fences. “We trying to make it an annual event. Jill created it and we both want to see it again next year and see its success in the future,” said Stafford. The Nabors Service Day in the Spring usually draws more volun- teers, but it has also been in existence much longer. were surprised by the great response of the campus,” said Students Stafford. who partici- pated will be receiving T- shirts. nity on campus. The steps to recognition are as follows: the IFC is awaiting approval by the North American Interfraternity Conference (NIC) for ADPhi to begin the colonization process at Washington and Lee. After approval comes from the NIC, the IFC can choose to hear a petition from the ADPhi members. If 75% of the IFC were to vote in favor of ADPhi, the vote would move to the Students Affairs Com- rnittee (SAC), where a majority vote wouldbe required for final ap- proval for colonization. The email also cites the NIC Constitution and By-Laws, section 3, “No member fraternity shall accept a petition for membership, grant colony, or other affiliated status, or grant a charter to any group substantially representing an existing or disassociated colony or active chapter of another member fraternity, until the fraternity with which such group was previously connected has officially given written notice to the Conference that all rights have been waived by them, or until five years have elapsed from the date of resignation or disassociation.” Media figure spoke friday BY ELIZABETH ECKMAN STAFF WRITER On Friday, October 3, at 5:30, journalist and media fig- ure Steve Brill was the key- note speaker at the kickoff to the 36"‘ annual Institute on Ethics in Journalism. While introducing Mr. Brill, head of the Institute and professor Edward Wasserman, said that the in- stitute was founded in order to make sure that “what pro- _ fessors were teaching in the classrooms would continue into the newsroom” and help practicing journalists. By having professional journalists and heads in the journalism field speak to jour- nalism majors, it “exposes stu- dents to the best minds in the field.” Brill, the chosen speaker at this year’s kickoff, is the founder of Court TV, is cur- rently a Newsweek columnist and is a renowned journalist in the areas of business and law. His address was entitled, “Holding the Media Account- able in the Age of Osama, Kobe, and Arnold.” Brill said that newspapers need to op- erate by “their own sense of right and wrong, not by what the laws let you do.” Brill spoke about the Sep- tember 11'“ tragedies and the media coverage, who, he said, did “a really good job.” He maintained that the media need to be “disciplined” in its cov- erage, and focus more on the important issues of safety, rather than placing blame. Using the example of the Patriot Act, Brill described journalists who had never read the act before, but had either condemned it as unworkable or overly praised its effective- ness. “The Patriot Act is not nearly as bad, new, or effec- tive as the media portrays it to be.” Brill also provided sugges- tions for the government to get involved in mass media, “We can easily place obligations on such media because the gov- ernment provides such ben- efits already,” he said. Freshmen: See page 4 for a Voters’ Guide for the elections on Tuesday, October 7, 2003 OCR::/Vol_106/WLURG39_RTP_20031006/WLURG39_RTP_20031006_002.2.txt “-'PAcE2 « sity did not actually increase the number of , new permanent faculty were also hired to re- * . _ ‘=3 .,/.4,,,,,T{,Z,g'w_ OCT 0 8 2003 BY PATRICIA BALLANTYNE STAFF WRITER Last Thursday, the Executive Committee fi- nalized its allocation of funds to Washington and Lee student organizations. While students may primarily associate the EC with the honor ' - code, distributing funds directly impacts every student organization on campus. The EC received applications from 52 stu- H dent organizations for funding. This number ex- cludes Traveller, who received $42,000 before the allocation procedures. Overall Helen Hughes, the president of the EC, admits “the method definitely went pretty smoothly.” Wednesday night half of the organizations 1' - presented proposals, each lasting ten minutes. The EC interviewed every club immediately fol- lowing their proposals, asking detailed expla- nations for budget requests. The committee knew the amount each organization had received in previous years, along with other possible supplements. The same procedure followed Thursday night. Friday morning, every student could see - j the results of the EC’s effort by looking at cam- pus notices. 17 organizations collected at least $2,000, while numerous others received much smaller amounts, and still others obtaining no ‘ funding. The Student Bar Association and the Student Activities Board obtained the highest amounts of $63,500 and $60,000 respectively. The Student Bar Association is a neces- sary feature of the Law School’s activities. The co-President of the Student Activities Board, Caroline Parker, expressed satisfaction with the money the SAB received. “We asked for $70,000 this year (which is how much we received last year) and we got $60,000. That’s about how much we expected, considering the amount of organizations applying for money N -‘l¥.3;‘ri Executive Committee Allocates Money to Student Organizations MONDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2003 and this year’s Mock Con.” The SAB wants to use their money to hold events with higher at- tendance than those in the past. As the SAB recognized, Mock Convention obtained a sizeable portion of the funds in this year’s allocations process. Hughes admitted that “Mock Con was going to get a chunk of the money.” Indeed, Mock Convention occurs only once in every four years, and the EC sees a need to keep adequately funding it, which might result in some organizations getting less money in a Mock Con year. “The EC provides roughly 20 percent of the overall Mock Con budget,” according to the treasurer of Mock Convention, William Litton. “We were very happy that the EC de- cided to continue their support this fall with a very generous donation.” I Nine organizations received funding for the first time. Some of these, like the WLUR, previously acquired funding from different sources. For instance, the WLUR no longer acquires their funds from the Journalism De- partment, so the EC now funds them. Other organizations are newly formed groups, such as inGeneral, a new student-run news and fea- ture magazine that will be published bi-monthly beginning this winter. ' The founder of inGeneral, Mina Azodi, considered the EC reasonable in its allocation and helpful to new organizations. “The EC has been incredibly supportive in helping inGenera1 . throughout the recognition and budget pro- cess, and we really appreciate that. During my meetings with them they seemed genuinely supportive and excited about our project.” When asked about the process of budget allo- cation for new organizations, Azodi added, “As long as you’re well-prepared and really believe ir1 your project, it’s likely that the EC will be more than willing to support you.” Money. Did the EC give you any? Not all organizations received money. Eight organizations fall into this caten\gory. These include Alpha Phi Omega, FLC, Kathekon, KEWL, Media Board (formerly Publications Board), Or- der of Omega, Phi Eta Sigma, and Ring—tum Phi. Hughes attributed specific reasons for the lack of funding for these organizations. Alpha Phi Omega and Kathekon had not asked in the past. The EC believed that other sources should fund some of these organizations. “Perhaps IFC and Panhel should fund the Greek Honor Society, Or- der of Omega, and perhaps the Dean of Freshman should fund the Freshmen Leadership Council.” I razowskn .wG'ro ' “One well debated issue was KEWL,” accord- ing to Hughes. The EC has funded KEWL (Knowl- edge Empowering Women Leaders) in the past, but members of KEWL must have taken a women’s study’s class. “We thought this a bit restrictive. Not everyone has time to take women’s studies classes.” The final decision on funding may satisfy some organizations and anger others, but the EC did analyze every request before deciding on fund- ing for the Fall. The EC will grant Winter supple- ments to organizations who demonstrate a need I’ New faculty members bring youth, accomplishment BY CATHERINE SWAN STAFF WRITER This year the freshmen are not the only new faces on campus; over 40 new faculty members have begun teaching at Washington and Lee. It is important to note that The Univer- faculty on campus. The majority of new faculty are visiting members in one year positions, but several place faculty that had just retired. In an attempt to bring the most qualified and capable professors to campus, deans and department heads must maintain high stan- dards for applicants. “When I interview anyone that has a role in dealing with students I look for their ability to develop repor quickly, and openness. I look for information that would clue me in about their ability to deal with students,” said Dean of the College Jeanine Stewart. The English Department is one area of the college that has been very active hiring new faculty in the past several years, due to the retirement of professors. The department received anywhere between 150-300 applica— _ tions for any position. “We have been very fortunate in hiring. We have a young department filled with ac- complished teachers,” said English Profes- sor Suzanne Keen. Keen emphasized that appropriate fit in terms of field, past performance as a student and scholar, and teaching experience as im- portant factors in evaluating candidates. The Sociology Department takes a very student—ori- ented approach to hiring. Majors and prospective majors are given the opportunity to have lunch with prospective candi- dates, without any faculty present, giving them the opportu- \llhslnngtmmflIeeUmversfly’sLeeC11apelar1dM11sannislnsungaLee MerrxxialIeamemMZ.!'t§s‘§» asi.a£1.m tale ttta 5 ' Fiirifiaaéstttzg ass =f§i.E§’<§g -:§;i.zsi—a,:;l~: fiesta neither the M2 your downtown location for W&L apparel and gifts ’ New Exclusive Football Polo Shirt for the 2003 season 15 W. Washington Street Lexington, Virginia 540-464-3000 OCR::/Vol_106/WLURG39_RTP_20031006/WLURG39_RTP_20031006_007.2.txt MFEANMORGAN '.':: Ains&Lii=EEDn0R EMAr;M(imi\iiiB@ii/iiiniii LIFE llin<;~’it:ir lira RTS & 4 . , ' PAGE7 MONDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2003 ' ' O t Plenty offered at Homec onnn g By MEGAN MORGAN There will be a seminar on “Global Warming: ‘ ARTS & LIFE EDITOR Status and Consequences” with guest David J. » Harbor, Associate Professor of Geology, Elizabeth This weekend is Homecoming, and in addition P. Knapp. Assistant Professor of Geology and to the fraternity parties, the university host sev- Edgar W. Spencer, Professor Emeritus from 2:30 to eral events for students and alumni. Below is a list 4 Pm- ur of what is eorning up_ The W&L Film scoiety will show “The Hours” f in the Elrod Commons Theatre at 7 :30 p.m. Friday, October 10th; The Student Activities Board will host the - band Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe at the W&L ‘ The university will be hosting several semi- Pavilion starting at 9. Tickets are needed to enter. 0 nars including “W&L Swings: Arts are Alive !” with _ » _ guests and “The Opposite Sex, Mating, Musk and Samrdays 0Ct0bel' 113 ' Mixed Messages”. Both seminars will be from 9:30 to 10;45 a_rn_ There will be a continental breakfast at Lee I The university will offer a front and back cam- Ch-'t1Pel Plaza from 8330 to 10300 3-111- pus tours from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Those that S0l Waclllilefs 3 l95l graduate Of W&L Wlll - _ are interested should meet at the Alumni House sign his latest novel “Blood Brothers” in front of There will he an Alumni Luneheon for all stu_ the Commons Bookstore from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. dents, faculty and alumni in the Lee House Front The Homecomlng Tailgate Wllll band L005‘? " Lawn from 1130 am to 1;3()p_m_ ln ease oft-gin, the Change will be held at the Law School Field from event will be held at the Doremus Gynmasium. l 1330 a-1'l1-l° 1330 P-111 The law school is sponsoring T he John Tllfife Will be t011fS Of the -l0l1l1 W- Elrod Unl- Randolph Tucker Lecture with at 12:10 p.m. in the V€fSllY Commons from 10 a-m- to 12300 P-m- Start" ... Moot courtroom, . ing in the JWE Commons Lobby. . The outing club will sponsor a hike of House A service of remembrance for recently de- ’ Mountain from 1 to 5 pm, All interested hikers ceased members of the W&L community will be should meet in the Lenfest center parking Lot_ held at 10:30 a.m. in Lee Chapel. Speak! Washington and Lee alum, Tom Wolfe, spoke at last year’s Homecoming. ‘ H t t ' ' ~ 0W 0 99 3 _ Nominees for Homecoming Queen Announced This year, students have " ’ — .‘ REPRINTED FRON SEE 27TH, been asked to cast a vote for - ~ 1979~RING_TUM PHI Homecoming Queen. The stu- dent vote, which counts for 40% Let’s face it To be “success- of the winner’s score, willbecom- ‘1. _ ful”with women, whileatW&L,re— biried with interviews. ' - ' quires more than a clean button- “As someone who cares a down shirt or massive quantities of lot about W&L, I was honored alcohol. The old “get ‘em wasted” just to be asked to be part of a ‘ scheme might get you a few blurry tradition like Homecoming,” said _ , experiences with somepock-marked Senior nominee Joarma Perini ‘ blimps,butitishardlygoingtioeam The winner will be an- you that desired “stu ” label. nounced at Saturday’s football To really rack up the notches ame. . A. V - » ~ ‘- _'-K . on your belt you have to be utterly g Maltena M°“T° Carolyn Duffy Helen Hughes ' unscrupulous. Forget that you are dealing with people. Your air is to . . P] While . . . . o ‘ i the subtle effects of the warped . j . ' A ' ferrialementality. Too many guys make the mis- ti take of chasing the whole fields at once. 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While this removal offers an important lesson abut maintaining good rela- _ . _'tions with one national headquarters, it also ” highlights the somewhat transitory nature of the W&L fraternity scene. Sigma Phi Epsilon is not the first frater- nity to be forced off campus, and it will prob- _. _ ably not be the last. A host of fraternities ' have come and gone leaving behind an empty house and urban legends of the events surronding their dismissal. But why did these -gpfraternities leave? What chain of events 'cuased their removal. There are too many storeis to talk about in one column, so instead I will focus on one fraternity, the Delta Tau . _ Deltas. V _ in '~ The Phi Chapter of Delta Tau Delta at o ' Us Washington and Lee.was founded on June 24, 1896. The fraternity thrived on campus for many years, attracting brothers mostly from CAL Ghost of fraternities past. Members of Delta Tau Delta and their dates pose for a picture before a fomial in 1992. This was their last year on the W&L campus. the university. According to Burr Datz, a In order to scout for new brothers, alumni university was preparing to renovate the fra- . . _the New England area. By the 1970, the fra- ' ternity was a major presence on campus. The President of Washington and Lee, Robert Huntley, was a Delt alum. The Inter-Fraternity ‘Council President was also a Delta. And twenty to thirty percent of the All American athletes from W&L were Delts. However during the 1980s, the fraterni- ~ gties fortunes began to change and relations ’ began to sour between Delta Tau Delta and former Delt, the fraternity was responsible for “repeated violiations of national and univer- sity understandings of what constitutes a fra- ternity.” Theseincluded, among other things, two public honor trials involving Delts. While both students were acquitted, it left the fraternity’s image tarnished. The most major incident involved a rush violation over the summer. At that time, fra- ternities formal rush occured during the fall. would throw parties for entering freshmen. However, no alcohol could be served at these parties. During one of these parties thrown by Delt alumni, a freshman was served alcohol. After leaving the party, he was involved in a car accident which left him in a coma. As a result, the fraternity was suspended for one year. V The final straw occurred in 1992 shortly after the end of the one—year suspension. The ternity houses and the Delts found the blue- prints for these proposed changes and de- cided to tear down the walls in the areas scheduled for change. The Delts found that “the university community were not pleased with the “premature ‘renovations a few mem- bers of our chapter chose to undertake”. THe Delts were soon forced off campus and their house became the current International House. __Urban mob takes over Lexington The Down and Dirty of Informal Rushlng ~ BY 1:.-ASHI0NISTAaS FUnY Meatheads. Social Climbers. Winter Term: Celebrate a good Rush or Kappas won’t be interested you unless your STAFF WMTER Loserballs. Elitists. Texans. Which one hck your wounds from abad Rush. And car costs more than your tuition. The SAE’s are you? Well it doesn’t matter, freshman then there’s that pledgeship thing too, won't be interested in you unless the Kappas 3 . boys and girls, what you think you are. whatever that’s all about. are interested in you. The list goes on and ‘t It has been brought to my attention that some resemblance whatever you think is wrong, You don’t onm_ of an urban inoh is Walking the streets of Lexington Last get your TRUE W&L identity (ahem, ste— Spring Term: Getready and pumped up For all the good things about informal Week l spotted a niee Young lady elad tout'en'nolr (that’s all reotype) until that grand occasion of Tear to do it all over again. Rush—the free parties, the free brews, the mil- - j ~ in black for You Spanish rnalors)- NoW there is nothing Wrong Night. You’ve got so much to look forward Simple and true, this is the way of lions of people who all want to shake your hand ’ . ~ ‘ . With this Combination? hlaek is elassY- But: the Pleees she had to, but be careful — Don’t get things at W&L for — there is an ugly side we just can’t seem to chosen and Paired I0gCth6I‘ made me fear that the Sharks and aheadof you!-Se1Ves_ You’Ve _______________________________________________________ __ the Greeks_ But shake_ Because we all want [0 “Wm” 01' be- _ the Jets Were going to duke it out With KA and SAE for the A still got3more months before ABSOLUT FRATLORD while we all fight to cause we’re all just secretly insecure, frat boy ~j- , hlggest rlVal_i'Y on _eaniPus~ The important thing here is that you choose your stereotype. T SMITH ‘O4 impress you fresh- and sorority girls will always dirty rush. And there really is nothing Wrong With eaeh item in this ensemble Ihope you all caught the ———-IM—~—»L—— men, we are also so, the stereotypes will alwaysbe around. Wel— ‘ but clearly this fine young woman could use a few hints. Raging Inteuectuals piece this fighting against the come in W&L “ past week. Sanford Stone, a brilliant and stereotypes. By the end of the term, It is up to you, wonderfully intelligent ,; ‘ ~ g . ‘l- l-eaVe Your rnlni'skirt to the late‘night frat life» no one needs charismatic member of Mock Con Team you’ll know them all. freshmen, to see through the ruse. It is up to to see that much thigh on the hlll- West Virginia, mentioned that “dirty” I’maLambda Chi. This whole frat you to get off your collective asses and visit ” ' phrase — the bane of every self-conscious lord thing is a sick joke — I’m a so— each and every house, and form your own opin- 2~ That hlaek hutton“uP shirt is Probably hest saVed for Aunt frat boy and sorority girl. cially awkward loser who likes to ions. If you’re dumb enough to believe what a Ednats funerals and Prettl’ Please don’t tuek it in Dirty rush is inescapable. Some of us spendallmy timeinthe library. Idon’t fraternity brother or what an independent or _ like to think that we are above it — that we know how to party, but I play a mean even what a school newspaper says about each s‘ . 3- StraPPY stilettos on the hill? You’Ve got to be kidding inet are too good to possible say something game of Scrabble. Oh, and I’m just and every house on campus, then I guarantee Perhaps this ltern is What rnost aPPalled ine- There is a reason horrible about our Greek neighbors. But horrible at athletics and am the main you’ll be kicking yourself come Tear Night. W&L girls Wear fliP'floPs to FDa and it has nothing to do With that’s ridiculous, given the way life is at reason my house is horrible in There’s a place for everybody on this campus, comfort (if that were the ease We Would haVe stoPPed stareh‘ W&L. Perhaps a little orientation with the intramurals. you just have to see it for yourself. You've got ing Polo collate Yeats a3o)- Safety is always our biggest eon‘ real W&L calendar is in order: The Chi Psi brothers are all sketchy three more months — after that, everything ‘ eern- Wearing fliP'floPs PreVents trlPPing on the uneVen hrieks vampires. The KA’s won’t talk to you changes. Make the best of it. Take Sariford’s of the eolohnades and l eantt even imagine What the trek haek Fall Term: Woo the freshmen. Try to entice unless you're from south of the Ma- advice: “filter through the crap and find out ~to Woods Creek from l-eYhurn Would he like in 4'lneh sPlkes- as many freshmen as possible, especially son-Dixon. The Fiji’s can talk football about the Greeks yourself.” You’ll be happy ' _ at the expense of your Greek rivals. all day but spit no game with girls. The you did. g But back to the appearance of this Urban Mob... if they ~ 3 ,have in fact descended upon our campus perhaps they can help protect us from another villain threatening Lexington: out Q Sleep is for the weak. Q Coach Franke says, “Stop (1) Is Jeb Brooks the most of season Lilly Pulitzer. ~ K lollygaggingl” handsome man on campus? _ -‘_ True, Lilly is good, Lilly is wonderful, and some may even Q Graharn—Lees second floor I A ‘ consider her a goddess. Everyone knows that these pastel Commons sidewou1dalsoliketri- Q‘ Ifyou are sitting infront of Q Students need to learn frocks, with their animal prints and hidden Lilly signatures are » ply toilet paper. me in class, please wear under- the difference between the ' "the epitome of fashion genius on campus. It has even been wear. I don’t want to see your “Reply to All” and “Reply to . scientifically proven that the number of Lilly pieces a fresh- H Q Instead of more Jason Srnee crack. ' A Sender” options in , - ' -fman girl owns directly corresponds to the sorority she will in the yearbook next year, there Groupwise. This mean you, ” receive a bid from. But, my lady friends, it is now fall and we shouldbemore Hooters Girls (see Q Onthat note, semper ubi, sub SRC members. ‘must put away these pastel novelties until Spring Term, (this Q Ashley Hans, formerly page 99). ubi. ‘ includes all tote bags and other Summer flair). Website Girl,has matriculatedas Q Put some damn art in ‘ Yet you freshmen must wonder, “how can I get the al— a-sophomore at Ursinus College Q People who bitch and moan Q Freshmen should avoid Commons Roomalready. s ‘mighty sorority queens to know that I own seventy-two pieces is Collegeville, Pennsylvania. about flipped—up collars should drinking the booze of those kind of signature Lilly?” The answer is simple: talk about it; all the find a better cause to champion. enough to give them sober rides. Q Go to the Blood Drive time, no matter where you are: in line for the keg, on your way Q The key to starting a suc— A Wednesday in Doremus. It ‘ '_*to class, and especially at all Meet the Greeks and sorority cessful W&L relationship is Q 100+ student classes? The Q Kudos to the Ohio delega— really doesn’t hurt. '-affiliated functions, particularly during rush week itself. (At poor communication. Swathmorification of W&L has tion for throwing the first party 3* this point you may even find it necessary to revive your sum— begun! of Mock Con 2004. Q Can Men’s Soccer be met Lilly and wear it during rush week just to be sure the so— Q W&L does have variety— stopped? They won again! rority women are extra impressed.) Talking about Lilly is al— just look at all the different Q Skateboarding (andMOUN— Q Who the hell thought it E . ' most as cool as wearing a Sundress in October. Remember: types of jam bands that come TAIN BOARDING) is illegal on wouldbea good idea to play live Q Studentvoting forHome- _ sometimes our actions can be tackier than our wardrobe. to campus. Campus. music at the piano in the Com- coming Queen is aracket and 1‘ You may be Southern, and we’re all well aware of W&L’s mons Room on Sunday nights? just plain dumb. Can you say - reputation as a Southern school, but ladies it’s cold outside! Q If the Burishes have any Q I think Robinson Hall must One can hardly think, let alone popularity contest? ‘ ‘ Go ahead and wear your flip—flops, I won’t call you out for consideration for the have died. It certainly smells like conduct a meeting. that, but trade in that strappy pastel number for a super-sweet University’s history, they would it did. Q Way to go Ansel Sand- 3 1 North Face fleece, and talk about that a lot too, especially how let the Lee cats stay in Q The lights in the Commons ers!You keptthe lacrosse team s much it cost, and NEVER admit that you bought it on sale. A Traveller’s barn. Q If you haven’t yet, call Co- bathrooms take so long to turn in the game against UVa. 1- i - ‘really good way to make sure everyone on campus knows that lumbia to have your gas turned on, one’s business is usually you too own the W&L essential North Face fleece is to place Q Cheers to the ILL staff in on. _ completedin the dark. Q BTW: Washington and a Campus Notice stating: “I, Drunk Freshman, left my black Leyburn for making interlibrary ' Lee is still the University of t‘ , _ North Face fleece at Fratty McFratfrat’s house on Friday night. loans available via e-mail. Q Geology tip: When identify- Q Can you believe that Chi Virginia. '3' I ‘It has all of my Bobbi Brown make—up, my swipe card, car keys ing an unknown rock, always Omega, KappaDelta (arnazingbut to my new BMW SUV and cell phone in the pockets. This Q Only 9% of the population taste test first to make sure it’s true!) and Kappa Kappa Gamma Q Fashionista says: Earth jacket has a lot of sentimental value, please return.” Talking‘ of Hawaii is ethnically Hawaiian. not Halite. were all involved in Rush viola- tones look great in this cool » _. about your expensive clothes can only assure your proper tions this weekend? weather, ’ spot amongst the ranks of the W&L sorority women; but wear— Q Graham-Lees second floor Q When the temperature out- “ing Summer Lilly in the fall could make you the next victim of commons side would like Helen side is below 40 degrees, wearing Q Props to Kappa Sigma for Q E-mail your anonymous the Fashionista. Hughes to come visit. sandals may not be the best idea. exploding a car. Quick Hits to phi@w1u.edu. s